Definition

Important product with digital elements

A product whose core functionality is listed in Annex III (Class I or Class II), subject to stricter conformity assessment.

A product with digital elements whose core functionality is set out in Annex III. Class I categories (for example identity management, browsers, password managers, VPNs, operating systems, routers, smart-home security products) may use self-assessment only when harmonised standards, common specifications or a European certification scheme are applied in full. Class II categories (hypervisors and container runtimes, firewalls and intrusion detection or prevention systems, tamper-resistant microprocessors and microcontrollers) always require third-party conformity assessment.

Reference: Art. 7; Annex III; Art. 32(2)–(3) · Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 on EUR-Lex

Updated 2026-09-12 · Paraphrase for orientation, not legal advice.